Explosively entertaining action yarn with Samuel L. Jackson as a kilt-wearing renegade chemist who has invented an illegal drug more potent than any other on the street. But when he heads to England to complete a $20 million deal, he's targeted by former employer Meat Loaf and hit woman Emily Mortimer, whom Jackson learns is romantically linked to his British contact, Robert Carlyle. With Rhys Ifans, Sean Pertwee. AKA: "The 51st State." 93 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailers.
NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.Wildly entertaining but riddled with as many plot holes as bullets,
Formula 51 (a.k.a.
The 51st State) is a love-it-or-hate-it action comedy that plays like Tarantino on the Thames. It's a raucous hash, highlighted by! the sheer pleasure of Samuel L. Jackson--in a kilt, no less--strutting his stuff among denizens of the British underworld. As freelance chemist Elmo McElroy (whose tartan attire remains glibly unexplained), Jackson is perfectly teamed with
The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle in a scam involving Elmo's latest pharmaceutical concoction, which promises to yield a fortune on the rave scene. This attracts a loopy British kingpin (the outrageous Rhys Ifans), Elmo's vengeful ex-boss (Meat Loaf), a corrupt cop (Sean Pertwee), and a lovely assassin (Emily Mortimer) with a soft spot for Carlyle. They're all given generous helpings of Stel Pavlou's profanely zesty dialogue, and director Ronny Yu strikes a breezy balance between rampant hilarity and blood-splattering violence. If that's your cup of tea,
Formula 51 guarantees a satisfying buzz.
--Jeff ShannonFORMULA 51: THIS IS THE STORY OF ELMO MCELROY, A STREETWISE AMERICAN MASTER CHEMIST, WHO HEADS TO ENGLAND TO SET! UP HIS LAST BIG DEAL - TOINTRODUCE A NEW DESIGNER DRUG TO THE! EURPOEA N MARKET.MCELROYSOON BECOMES EMBROILED IN A WAR OF DOUBLE-DEALING AS HE'S ESCORTED AROUND LIVERPOOL'S UNDERWORLD. *** - **** S.W.A.T: An arrested drug kingpin is transported by a Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. team, led by Jackson's character, out of the city and into federal custody. Plans go awry when the kingpin offers $100 million to anyone who can free him. Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Oliver Martinez.Explosively entertaining action yarn with Samuel L. Jackson as a kilt-wearing renegade chemist who has invented an illegal drug more potent than any other on the street. But when he heads to England to complete a $20 million deal, he's targeted by former employer Meat Loaf and hit woman Emily Mortimer, whom Jackson learns is romantically linked to his British contact, Robert Carlyle. With Rhys Ifans, Sean Pertwee. AKA: "The 51st State." 93 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailers.
NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per ! Customer.Wildly entertaining but riddled with as many plot holes as bullets,
Formula 51 (a.k.a.
The 51st State) is a love-it-or-hate-it action comedy that plays like Tarantino on the Thames. It's a raucous hash, highlighted by the sheer pleasure of Samuel L. Jackson--in a kilt, no less--strutting his stuff among denizens of the British underworld. As freelance chemist Elmo McElroy (whose tartan attire remains glibly unexplained), Jackson is perfectly teamed with
The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle in a scam involving Elmo's latest pharmaceutical concoction, which promises to yield a fortune on the rave scene. This attracts a loopy British kingpin (the outrageous Rhys Ifans), Elmo's vengeful ex-boss (Meat Loaf), a corrupt cop (Sean Pertwee), and a lovely assassin (Emily Mortimer) with a soft spot for Carlyle. They're all given generous helpings of Stel Pavlou's profanely zesty dialogue, and director Ronny Yu strikes a breezy balance between rampant hilar! ity and blood-splattering violence. If that's your cup of tea,!
Form ula 51 guarantees a satisfying buzz.
--Jeff ShannonWildly entertaining but riddled with as many plot holes as bullets,
Formula 51 (a.k.a.
The 51st State) is a love-it-or-hate-it action comedy that plays like Tarantino on the Thames. It's a raucous hash, highlighted by the sheer pleasure of Samuel L. Jackson--in a kilt, no less--strutting his stuff among denizens of the British underworld. As freelance chemist Elmo McElroy (whose tartan attire remains glibly unexplained), Jackson is perfectly teamed with
The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle in a scam involving Elmo's latest pharmaceutical concoction, which promises to yield a fortune on the rave scene. This attracts a loopy British kingpin (the outrageous Rhys Ifans), Elmo's vengeful ex-boss (Meat Loaf), a corrupt cop (Sean Pertwee), and a lovely assassin (Emily Mortimer) with a soft spot for Carlyle. They're all given generous helpings of Stel Pavlou's profanely zesty dialogue, and director Ronny Y! u strikes a breezy balance between rampant hilarity and blood-splattering violence. If that's your cup of tea,
Formula 51 guarantees a satisfying buzz.
--Jeff Shannondvd
